Job Opportunities at Alstom

Purpose of the Job:

Conducts spot welding robot programming and PLC programming on various systems to ensure optimal production output.
Conduct preventative maintenance in line with established preventative maintenance plan.

Key responsibilities include the following:

• Make adjustments on existing robot weld programs.
• Review and improve robotic process and sequence to improve cycle times.
• Provide daily production support for robotic weld cells.
• Perform robot manual welding when required.
• Conducts troubleshooting and repairs on PLC controlled systems and programs
• Check completed parts to ensure compliance with required weld quality acceptance criteria.
• Modify existing robot programs to improve robot reliability, maintainability, or performance.
• Conduct root cause analysis for all robot downtimes
• Work with equipment OEM to improve robotic cells and address operational issues
• Identify and implement opportunities for predictive maintenance on installed robots
• Maintain robot welding guns by completing scheduled planned maintenance
• Continuous improvement of robotic stations efficiencies
• Establish preventative maintenance routines for robots
• Regular execution of planned and proactive maintenance on equipment to deter failures.

Requirements:

• Matric
• Trade Tested Electrician or Millwright.
• N. Diploma in Electrical or Mechatronics would be advantageous.
• Yaskawa Motoman training is essential
• Minimum 5 years’ experience on robotic operation, programming, trouble shooting and maintenance.
• Minimum 5 years hands-on experience with Yaskawa Motoman robots.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience programming Yaskawa controllers
• Minimum 5  year working experience on Yaskawa DX200 controllers
• Knowledge of IGM robots, K6 UI and Microstep will be a advatageous
• General understanding of welding timers and guns is desirable.
• Familiarity with basics of global Industrial Robot standards and specifications

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Purpose of the Job:

To lead and provide day to day leadership in reliability engineering activities; develop and manage a program to identify asset reliability risks and manage asset failure prevention. Managing parts and SLA contractors.

Key responsibilities include the following:

• Manage SLA contractors to ensure the best preventative maintenance outcome.
• Coordinate the execution of planned preventative maintenance program.
• Analyzing and identifying potential causes of equipment failure to prevent future problems.
• Review current maintenance policies and procedures to optimize maintenance program effectiveness.
• Create, optimize, and validate asset PM’s and PM frequencies.
• Conduct equipment and spares criticality analysis
• Leads and coaches’ teams in analyzing equipment failures and identifying patterns and trends.
• Conducts failure analysis on critical equipment to prevent reoccurrence and improve reliability.
• Developing and implementing new maintenance procedures and instructions.
• Finding new technologies and processes that can improve equipment performance and reliability.
• Developing and implementing training programs for employees.
• Collaborating with other departments to ensure that reliability is integrated into all aspects of the organization.

Requirements:

• N. Diploma or B. Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• At least 3 years in asset management and reliability 
• Strong knowledge of Reliability, Availability and Maintainability Studies
• Good knowledge of labour relations act
• Knowledge of array of root cause analysis tools
• Knowledge of ERP Systems
• Team management skills.

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Purpose of the job: 

The purpose of the role is for the incumbent to be involved in the deployment of the commodities strategy.
Ensure project execution in line with QCDE objectives.
Support global supplier panel relationship (Supplier workload, negotiation, Specific agreement)

Requirements:

• Purchasing (or related field) Diploma/Degree
• Experience in a Sourcing environment
• Must have a minimum of 3 to 5 years' sourcing related work experience   
• MRP System experience - SAP (analysis and purchase order placement)
• Experience in Rail or Manufacturing Industry would be an advantage
• Stakeholder management experience.

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PURPOSE OF THE JOB

• Apply and deploy Serial Supplier Quality Assurance policy in collaboration with Procurement.
• Responsible for Non-Conformity Report management and Supplier performance for a precise scope of suppliers/projects, after the product validation, the First Article Inspection (FAI) + 3 deliveries.
• Perform inspections for medium and high parts
• Manage Quality performance of assigned Suppliers
• Problem Solving
• Supplier Development
• Implementation of quality gates, hold points, Q-Wall at suppliers premises
• Supplier Performance review
• Lead QRQC for suppliers and Animations
• Conduct First Article Inspection
• Waiver Management
• Assist with supplier audits

MAIN RESPONSABILITIES 

SQ Performance management

• Non- Conformities Management:
• Responsible for Non-Conformity day-to day management, insuring reactivity to inform supplier of Non-Conformity Report (NCR), to replace defective parts and to implement securization.
• Animate Non-Conformities Report treatment by setting-up relevant actions plan to reach Non-Conformity Report (NCR) target.
• Ensure timeous instruction to Procurement for Invoicing of Cost Of Non-Quality (CONQ S1) to the suppliers.
• Ensure management of Supplier’s waiver requests for assigned scope and Suppliers
• NCR Process Governance
• Supplier management review ( Yellow, red and black status)
• FAI Perfomance
• Waiver Management 

Containment actions:

• Organize the retrofit/containment to be performed by the supplier
• Maintain the containments records accordingly and share the information with relevant department and stakeholders.

Solving issues & Continuous Improvement:

• Secure in a timely manner strong and complete supplier containment actions plan to secure the Manufacturing line
• Challenge our suppliers to enforce relevant corrective and preventive action plan, challenge reactivity.
• Check the effectiveness of the corrective and preventive action plan of the Supplier, ask for evidences, challenge them and perform supplier’s visit. Ensure control plan sustainability (regular follow-up on main suppliers).
• Set up and manage Supplier improvement roadmap for non-performing Suppliers according to Supplier Quality escalation process (Green / Yellow / Red status)
• Implementation of quality mechanism to prevent defect outflow from suppliers ie. Q-Wall , Batch Inspections etc.
• Organize reviews with suppliers and visit suppliers’ premises as necessary.

Inspection of low-critical parts:

• Ensure performance of inspection for low critical parts (parts non-included Supplier Part List)
• Check the effectiveness of the corrective and preventive action plan of the supplier (ask for evidences, challenge them, and perform supplier’s visit do supplier’ visit). Ensure control plan sustainability (regular follow-up on main suppliers).
• For ‘trusted’ suppliers: to take part of the Return Of experience (REX) analysis.

Educational Requirements

Mandatory:

• Degree in Quality or Engineering
• Familiar with supplier qualifications standards (ISO, ASME, IRIS, Local Standards, etc.)
• Fluent in English

Desirable:

• Lead external auditor certification
• Lean Six Sigma (Green or Black Belt)

Experience

Mandatory:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Quality discipline in similar environment
• Working experience in a Production, manufacturing, engineering environment
• Hands on supplier quality experience in manufacturing, processes, production and engineering principles
• Ability to see in colour
• Ability to drive with own transport and valid drivers license

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Purpose of the Job

• Perform expertise, analyze test reports to diagnose the defect and define the correct repair activity for the encountered failures.
•  Perform maintenance & debugging on test benches.
•  Key user* about all test means (PACIS +ERTMS) interfaced with Test expert from Donor unit.
•  Lead reliability investigations related to your allocated subsystems and coach the technicians.

Organization:

• Reporting- The role reports to the  Site Operations Manager
• Main office location: Randjespark - Midrand
• Mobility: The job requires some mobility to client depots for investigations and technical support.

Internal & External Stakeholders 

• Internal: TSSSA & MSA Industrial, Production/Depots operations, Supply Chain and Quality
• External: Participating Units, PRASA activity on Depot , and some suppliers of equipment.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or Masters Degree in Electrical engineering (Light current) in electronic systems with strong electronics background.
• At least 10 years of experience in Manufacturing/Repairs and Test Industrialization with in electronic & Electrical engineering systems.

Desired Knowledge/Experience

• Sound knowledge of electronics systems from design, maintenance, repairs, troubleshooting & investigations.
• Familiarity with the Audio systems/Passenger Information System (PACIS) systems/signaling/Radio frequency/Avionics systems and all relative industrial and manufacturing processes (Assembly and Testing)
• Certification IPC 7711/7721 or IPC A 610
• Knowledge of electrical medium voltage systems like 3-phase systems, power modules & motors advantageous.
• Knows rules and processes on electronic boards
• mounting/unmounting components (CMS, go-through)
• Brazing/welding processes
• Varnishing/un-varnishing processes
• Knowledge of MMIS tools : PLM / SAP(GSI)/Maximo / Service execution systems/ etc
• Knowledge of Test environment : TestStand / Gemini / Derby.
• Hi-pot  & burn-in test
• Able to understand electric schemes & able to detect and isolate failures coming from process, product, test equipment
• knows rules and procedures linked to ESD and EHS rules : self-inspection, habilitation, quality
•  Able to perform 1st level maintenance of test equipment
• Knowledge of electric/electronic safety rules

Main Responsibilities

• Lead a team of electronics repairs
• Lead investigations
• Troubleshoot returned products
• Give diagnosis and define repair process for each returned item from the train
• Perform level 1 maintenance of the test benches
• Develop trouble shooting trees for each product and sub-system
• Share return of experience on fault finding with the design authorities m
• Maintain and repair electronic equipment (replacement of modules)
• Repair electronic boards respecting QCD and EHS rules, especially for :
• Varnishing/unvarnishing boards
• Replacing components
• Perform serigraphy, cabling of CMS components and brazing with self-inspection
• Track assemblies to be tested / repaired.
• Clean assemblies to be tested / repaired.
• Mechanical disassemble the products
• Execute maintenance tasks on sub-system products
• Execute maintenance tasks on tools and equipment
• Operate production equipment
• Ensure conformance to specifications
• Fill of all necessary documents. Schematics, Fabrication drawings, etc..
• Have the ability to make repair or scrap decision
• Identify and cross reference components.
• Organize and store components replacement and assemblies.
• Ensure validity and certification of relevant tools
• Populate relevant maintenance and repair follow-up in the data base
• Guarantee information flow within the repair team
• Perform quality self-control
• Monitor the production process and carrying out basic testing and quality checks
• Clean and maintain work areas and machinery in good state
• Propose new or improved ways or working that will enable the Teams to improve their efficiency or the safety of their work
• Undertake other duties as specified by the Repair Centre Manager
• Carry out such work in accordance with strict Health & Safety procedures as laid down by legislation and the Company Health & Safety policies.
• Attend regular team briefings
• Read reports and manuals as and when required.
• Report accidents/incidents, and the work done to validate or maintain the tools.
• Drive company vehicles when required and applicable
• Train new members of the team

KPI Measurements

• EHS KPIs (IFR1, IFR2).
• Respect of EHS and Quality policies.
• Respect of special processes
• Repair WIP
• Repair OTIF
• Respect of Method time
• Availability of machine and tools
• Number of NC raised by industrial quality department and by client
• Successful integration & training of new employees

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Purpose of the job:

• Manage Industrial Quality, Cost and Delivery of Signalling products during all life cycle
• In this respect the person in charge complies with Ethics and Compliance policies

Activities by step of the industrial process 

Tender:

• Participate if needed to technical clause to clause analysis during the tender phase for the industrial area in liaise with the Product Program Manager

Concurrent Engineering:

• Develop concurrent engineering and design to cost approach between development and industrialization Centers
• Support product strategy and technology roadmap from industrial perspective
• Apply Signalling Product Industrialization Process
• Define Industrial Requirements specification per Product Line 
• Manage products Industrialization WP / provide prototypes needed
• Define the most efficient industrial scheme (serial & repairs)
• Take into account project requests from PrIDM (Project Industrial Manager): responsible for industrial and production work packages (QCD)
• Contribute to reinforce relationship between Industrial and Signaling Engineering by participating to Product Program review

Industrialization:

• Define the generic Product industrial breakdown structure (MBOM)
• Manage industrial risk through Product / Process FMEA and associated improvement action plan when relevant
• Support sourcing and SQD teams in the suppliers’ qualification and quality follow up

Life Cycle:

• Manage industrial Quality, Cost and Delivery of products during all life cycle and lead proper action plan (especially for recurring costs & Lead time optimization)
• Ensure industrial sustainability of Product during life cycle: guarantee the manufacturability - reparability (incl. Test bench and parts obsolescence management / re-design proposal)
• Improve Product competitiveness: cost optimization, lead time reduction, quality improvement
• Provide and sustain Industrial maturity report per product line (definition files MR, test First Passed Yield per phase, failure rate at first installation, production cost, industrial scheme, lead time)
• Manage traceability of product delivered to projects, and retrofit plan if needed
• Manage the repair lead time and reduce the repair unitary cost
• In case of non-conformity or incident, investigate root causes, finds and implement corrective solutions
• Support Sourcing and Supplier Quality teams during quality crisis

Performance measurements: (OTD, QCD, Sales, PMC, Orders, Gross margin, etc.)

• Design for manufacturing rules, Design for Testing rules
• FPY - First Passed Yield
• Industrialization fixed cost WP & sustaining, Product cost follow up
• Product Industrial Review Go On Time, Product Lead Time follow up
• EHS

Educational Requirements

Mandatory:

• Engineering degree in process engineering, electronics, electrical or mechanical

Mandatory:

• 2 to 5 years’ experience in Product Industrial management

Competencies & Skills  

• Operational effectiveness / Accountability
• Collaboration / Communication with Transparency / Teamwork
• Global vision and Agility
• Innovative, participative in business workgroups
• Able to read, write and speak English

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Purpose of the job will be:

• Set up full supplier selection process
• Deploy commodities strategy
• Ensure project execution in line with Quality Cost Delivery & Technical (QCDT) objectives
• Support supplier Panel relationship (Supplier workload, negotiation, Specific agreement)

MAIN RESPONSABILITIES  

Set up full supplier selection process

• Prepare and launch of Request for Quotation with suppliers
• Lead negotiations with suppliers
• Monitor Procurement project QCDT & legal project evolution (FAI, Business Award, Product development)
• Ensure work package sheet commitment respect
• Prepare Business Award
• Promote the Alstom Code of Ethics and adhering to the highest standards of ethical conduct.
• Coordinate project with all métiers
• Ensure the on-time delivery and quality are secured especially during the ramp-up phase of the project

Support commodity strategy

• Consolidate the commodity needs, inputs
• Participate actively to commodity strategy and panel elaboration
• Provide imputes to build differentiation
• Support of Commodity Manager in tender phase when required
• Represent the commodities towards projects, platforms and solutions.
• Ensure effective teamwork with internal customers and stakeholders in problem solving
• Apply the Alstom Procurement process and provide return on experience.

Build Supplier relationship

• Support global supplier panel relationship
• Manage specific supplier panel relationship (negotiation, specific agreement, local supplier QCDT performances)
• Measure the supplier's performance and develop them in coordination with supplier Quality Team
• Assess properly all risky suppliers and manage the associated mitigation plan
• Manage initial issues before escalation to line manager
• Monitor Corporate Social Responsibility engagements and deviations
• Respect Alstom code of ethics and guidelines

Performance measurements:

• Savings P&L and Cost to Complete
• Non Conformities Event and On Time Delivery
• Panel situation Supplier compliancy status rate

MAIN REQUIRED COMPETENCES

• Educational Requirements Describe the minimum educational requirement/level

Mandatory:

• Diploma in Procurement.  Other qualifications will be considered dependent on experience

Desirable:

• CIPS qualification
• Experience Describe the knowledge and experience required for this role

Mandatory:

• Sourcing professional background with a minimum of 5 years working experience in a manufacturing environment as part of the Procurement team
• Experience working with ERP systems – SAP preferable
• Own transportation with valid driver’s license
• Financial Acumen – experience in managing material budgets
• Advanced proficiency on Microsoft office Suite
• Proven track record of Contract Management, Supplier negotiations, Supplier relationship building, Supplier selection process

Desirable:

• Rolling stock/Railway knowledge

Competencies & Skills Describe the needed skills (technical & behavioral)

• Ability to work in a matrix environment
• Communication skills & Team spirit
• Negotiation Skills
• Ability to work independently and virtually
• Ability to challenge
• Ability to travel
• Results oriented
• Rigorous and structured
• International mindset
• Fluent in English

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JOB TITLE & JOB CODE

The FPM leads finances for projects rated in No/Low Criticality, in order to improve the project overall performance. He or She participates in overall Project Management process jointly with Project Manager. As a key member of the project and project core team, he provides financial analysis, advice and guidance to support the project team in making the best business decisions for the project. He is the main partner for the Financial Strategy success of the project, contributing in negotiation processes to secure project success. The FPM supports PM in risks and opportunities process and sign-off contingencies/committed savings. He is part of the Finance organization and covers the entire project lifecycle, i.e. acquisition, bidding and execution.

MAIN RESPONSABILITIES

Key Accountabilities:

• Participate in overall Project Management process jointly with Project Manager and as finance representative on the project core team
• Main partner for the Financial Strategy success of the project.
• Optimize financial aspects on the project Org. Tax, Hedging, Financing

Business Partnering:

• provide finance advise and tutoring to the project team.
• set up technical expertise within the real and current concerns of the business to create value.
• enrich integration within the organization (functional intermediation).
• ensure compliance of finance rules in project review preparation and throughout project execution.
• contribute on business agility and awareness.
• Supervision, analysis and support for overall finance topics of the project.
• Control the financial performance of the project and propose action plans to improve contract margin and cash profile as well as corrective action plans to mitigate identified risks.
• Raised "Early Warnings" when necessary to increase management attention.
• Add insight and accuracy to project financial information (Improve accuracy on forecasts, revenue, cash, cost, etc.).
• Challenge and approve Project Financials (cash, competitiveness) as per DoA.
• Provide confirmation of Internal Transfer Pricing policies to procurement for the issuance of internal purchase orders.
• Control the interflows of Internal purchased orders.
• Ensure compliance with local regulations, especially for tax and statutory accounts purposes.
• Liaise with other finance expert functions (e.g. Tax and Customs, Treasury and Financing, Internal Audit & Risk Management, Accounting and Finance efficiency, etc.).
• Cooperate with other expert functions (e.g. legal, platforms, Operational Excellence, etc.).
• Establish strategic network with external financial players involved in the project.
• Contribute in negotiation processes to secure project success (customer and / or partner).
• Support PM in risks and opportunities process and sign-off contingencies/committed savings.
• Partner with PM and CM in Contract & Claim Management (focus on finance topics & risks profile).
• For partnership (consortium or JV), ensure follow up of the financial aspects in compliance with the partner agreements and alert in case of any deviation or risk profile for Alstom.
• Know and understand businesses portfolio and the operation of every business function.

Educational Requirements

Mandatory:

• Master’s in Business school, engineering school or university equivalent

Desirable:

• MBA, Master’s in finance

Experience

Mandatory:

• + 5 to 10 years’ experience in Finance
• An auditing and/or project operational background would be an advantage
• Solid organizational skills and ability to prioritize
• Team working
• Excellent knowledge in MS Excel, knowledge of SAP
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Fluent in other languages is a plus